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Comparison of Laparoscopic Hill and Laparoscopic Nissen Anti-Reflux Procedures

NCT01260935 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 121

Last updated 2012-01-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects (good and bad) of the Laparoscopic Hill anti-reflux procedure with the Laparoscopic Nissen anti-reflux surgical procedure to see whether one is better than the other.

Conditions

  • Gastroesophageal Reflux
  • Esophageal Reflux
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • GERD

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopic Hill Repair

With the Hill repair, stitches are placed right where the esophagus and stomach meet and attached to muscle tissue that is fixed to the spine.

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopic Nissen Repair

With the Nissen repair, the upper part of the stomach is wrapped around the esophagus, with some anchoring of the wrap at several locations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Swedish Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ralph Aye, MD · Swedish Medical Center Cancer Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-11-30
Completion
2010-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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